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kiwi_explorer (12195) 2007-05-18 8:50

Hi Luko,
Very good composition .... you've captured the scene well. Good natural colors and sharpness. But most of all the human subjects are very interesting. Excellent work! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

sayan (2609) 2007-05-18 8:59

Hi Luko,

Indeed a nice capture. The pillar in the middle almost breaking the photo into two halves and what different expressions on two sides! One is happy and the other perhaps a bit disturbed and engaged in deep thoughts. You have managed the light very well. Nice colours, typical of Indian markets.

regards,

Sayan

wolf38 (13159) 2007-05-18 9:07

Hello Luko. Your color-glad picture consists apparently of two parts: a merry and a thoughtful. It makes joy to regard this wonderful picture. Best regards, Wolfgang.

gildasjan (24235) 2007-05-18 9:14

Bonjour Luko
Très bel instantané.Les couleurs sont bonnes et la composition parfaite.
Bravo
Cordialement
Gildas

tatadalou (818) 2007-05-18 9:41

Hi Luko,
The 2 people are very expressive and make your picture really attractive. Added with some beautiful light, I feel like I was in the shop!
Really good !
Delphine

luisafonso (858) 2007-05-18 10:09

It's been a while since I last marked a favorite from you... But finally the day has come and I am in blissing contentment. Indeed a scene from a realist movie. The interaction between the subjects is amazing. It leaves the task of building a plot and I love that. But you color rendition doesn't fall behind. The richness of the blacks in a color photo is intense, amazing. The division of the frame, the light over the vegetables, the colors, the colors... This is a great photograph. Thanks

Furachan (0) 2007-05-18 11:07

Very strong this one, where afer the Pondi beach slightly monochromatic series you are back in full color mode. Love the natural divoder povided by he post and such different attitides revealed.
Super job,
-F

battousai (827) 2007-05-18 11:43

Dear Luko,

Thank you for your visit as well as for your critiques. This scene really looks like taken out from a movie, especially because of the colors you've used. The composition is very nice - I love the contrast between the woman and the guy. It's like introducing us to two completely different worlds at the same time.

Thanks you for this photo

Pawel

gelor (3224) 2007-05-18 12:22

Bonjour,
Je dois dire que je trouve cette image très belle par sa composition et ses couleurs. Le contraste est important mais fait bien ressortir les jeux de lumière dans les légumes. Bien fait !
Gérard

sabyasachi1212 (19546) 2007-05-18 12:57

Hi Luko,
A very common scene from the Indian market, it can be anywhere - Pondi, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai or Delhi. Places where western tourists would get excited but we are used to these daily life patterns would find nothing exciting about it. What's the big deal, I would normally say, its our next door grocer shop. But not on this occasion. Aesthitically, there is something magnetic about this image, I could not ignore, the postioning of the boy and the girl, their body language. Technically, I can see you have pushed up the ISO looking for a steadier speed. I am using 400D myself and love the result you have got in the low light. Excellent work overall.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

InasiaJones (20717) 2007-05-18 16:41

Salut Luko,

Je suis confus... Est-ce que je fabule si je prétends que tu as appliqué un traitement PP plutôt en vogue par les temps qui courent et qui fait ressortir les "midtones"?

Je suis habitué de voir une qualité constante dans tes posts, notamment grâce à ta recette légendaire de sharpening (que je ne peux d’ailleurs pas appliquée, puisque je suis sur CS2...), mais sur celle-ci, j’ai l’impression qu’il y a un petit quelque chose de différent, un petit extra inhabituel...

Si j’erre, veuille me pardonner, puisque l’essence de ta photo, je veux dire le talent que tu possèdes pour croquer des scènes de vie quotidienne qui sortent de l’ordinaire est intact et toujours aussi distinctif. L’éclairage est particulier, alors que les lumières intérieure et extérieure sont calibrées, créant ainsi une ambiance inusitée. C’est d’ailleurs peut-être ce qui donne cet effet innatendu dans le rendu des couleurs.

L’expression singulière de chacun des sujets favorise l’élaboration d’une histoire, d’un scénario auquel nous sommes conviés comme spectateurs. Merci Luko, j’ai fait un beau voyage.

André

bwiti (402) 2007-05-18 18:10

Elle est incroyable cette photo... on a terriblement l'impression que vous avez assisté à un tournage de Boollywood, votre traitement est superbe et l'attitude de vos deux heros ont l'air parfaitement complices avec votre appareil photo... Mille félicitations...

Galeota (10334) 2007-05-18 23:42

Now that you mention, true that we can easily imagine Sofia Loren dressed in her tragic beauty, and the great Marcelo counting his tomatoes out of despair. The colours are beautiful, as it has already been mentioned by many other members. We'd say this is an interior photograph taken on a set with a studio light; every single detail is visible and exposure is top notch. Superb title, even though I wouldn't have minded of E la nave va as a reference to the primitive cinema in its expressionist dimension. A chaos of visual impacts and sounds stimulating our minds.

Darren (6819) 2007-05-19 4:49

I really like the right half of the photo, the guy's expression and posture are just great. I have to admit though, the colors/sharpening/PP on the woman bother me. She is too light and it appears that you ahve tried to sharpen to make up for camera shake or subject movement. As much as I would like to just look at the right half, my eyes just keep getting caught by the woman. A slightly wider angle might have also looked nice to me, although not critical.

markoci (3917) 2007-05-19 23:23

as you know i'm not good with words and being late to comment, it's hard to add to the above critiques... this one's about the colors of course and the (from you)rather unusual pp which resulted in a very painting-like effect.. (do you also find yourself often saturating your shots from india? maybe it's just my new camera...) a 60s/70s painted movie poster was what came to my mind immediately too.. indeed i think we're getting two photos here for the price of one, not only because of the dividing composition and the very opposite expressions of the characters but also two quite different processing of the two people... it's as if the woman is just peeking into reality from a poster on the wall.. anyways an interesting effect, a bit borderline perhaps for me too, i can relate to darren's feelings but i think i still like it overall..

ninaL (19646) 2007-05-20 10:53

Bonjour, Luko.
Tu as une galerie très "riche", et tes photos de l'Inde sont superbes.
J'aime beaucoup cette scène : on dirait vraiment une "scène", divisée en deux partie, avec deux personnages dont un sourit, et dont l'autre cache la tête...de fatigue, d'ennui, on ne saura jamais...
Une très belle composition.
Amicalement, Grazyna.

ALSOM (6616) 2007-05-21 6:41

Cette photo semble être extraite d'un film de Bollywwod d'il y a qqs décennies tellement elle semble mettre en valeur une situation (dramatique ?) que seule les indiens en sont capables (peut-être avec les brésiliens aussi). Tous les élements, détails ont été judicieusement placés par le chef-déco-Luko: les tableaux, les prises électriques, les étales, la texture et rendu de couleurs sont superbes. ... Forcément, on peut qu'imaginer la scène possible en les 2 acteurs malgré eux ... à travers les attitudes, les regards ... Tiens on a l'impression qu'il y a une bulle au dessus de l'acteur apparement il a une colère très retenue ;o) !
J'ai juste ce petit du sac plastique bleue qui détourne un peu mon attention de l'ensemble.

De part cette impression très ciné, cette photo me rappelle Little Indian Mona Lisa une de mes photos que j'ai prise le soir dans les rues de Madurai.

bravo.

mpdre (1587) 2007-05-21 9:04

Hi Luko,
This photo is really cinematographic, as you very well describe. The colors are superb like in old Technicolor movies. What I think it gives the "Italian" mood is the attitude of the little boy, looking down like if he was bored or upset, which envelopes the scene with a more realistic feeling of day life and gives the impression that it is a sequence extracted from one of those old movies. The containers with potatoes, tomatoes, garlic, also give a kind of "Italian" touch to it :)... You really got a great picture here. Congratulations!
Andre

oanna (1196) 2007-05-24 12:45

hi,luko,film-like framing and light in your photo and an actress pose for the shopkeeper.

congrats and TFS,
oana:)

s10001in (1487) 2007-05-28 3:32

Are you trying for Magnum??

Emotions...full with emotions..
But Hope you will try to go more near to them...than using this one..!!!
Beautiful work.
-Regards,

stiginthedump (1823) 2007-07-16 8:13

Man, it's a pity that we only get to see this image in a small size on a small screen. I'd like to see a big version next to a big version of that Dentist shot you took. Too many frigging details in this shot! Nice.

Mrfish33 (56) 2008-10-12 5:31

Wonder what the story is between them? This is like a still from a movie. One could at least write a short story based on this one slice of time etched onto silver. You take many great photos and are obviously a pro, yet this is one of the best.